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    "id": 36221,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/36221/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ruteere",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Silas Muriuki Ruteere",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose the Motion. By implementing this Motion, we will not be helping the poor Kenyans. We will be making them even poorer. The money derived from the taxation of fuel helps in the infrastructure of this country and the social services. It is the rich who drive the big and small cars that can afford the fuel. The poor we are targeting are not able to move even from their villages because they are hungry, have no water and have no access to health facilities. The schools have no teachers because the Government has not raised enough taxation to employ teachers. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if it was about taxing more, I would be more pleased than to have the current fuel prices. This is because Kenya will have cheaper oil prices than our neighbouring countries. People will drive from Tanzania and Uganda to fill their tanks and move to the neighbouring countries where they will sell that fuel. It does not help to subsidize fuel, but it helps to subsidize food prices. I oppose this Motion because by implementing it we will make the situation even worse. The position is that the money that is got from taxation is used to give social services to the people. Currently, the Government is unable to raise enough revenue to do all that it is required to do and yet we want to cut down the revenue. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to oppose this Motion."
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